Five common goal-setting myths that undermine performance—and what behavioral science shows actually helps people follow ...

Try telling any Tottenham Hotspur supporter that their club has enjoyed a positive Premier League campaign and they’ll doubtless think you’re winding them up. But it is, in one sense, positively true.

In an age of 500-yard par 4s and 6-irons that fly farther than Old Tom Morris’ 1-wood, Bobby Jones’ attunement to the mind, “Golf is a game that is played on a five-inch course — the distance between ...

Strategies, like implementation intentions, that are meant to enhance our goal pursuit are only really effective when we already have strong goal intentions. Here's an example of strengthening an ...

Why do we avoid getting our hopes up? I suggest that this is because affect is attached to our meaningful goals, as ...